Pinticket manufacturing and attaching machine



Jan. 1, 1952 w c Auss 2,580,408

PINTICKET MANUFACTURING AND ATTACHING MACHINE Original Filed April 30, 1947 2 SX-[EETS-Sl-IEET l gzg'j I 120 h s TTOR/VEY Jan. 1, 1952 R. w. cLAuss PINTICKET MANUFACTURING AND ATTACHING MACHINE Original Filed April 30. 1947 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 Patented Jan. 1 1952 PIN-TICKET UFACTURING AND ATTACHING MACHINE.

Robert w. Clauss, New ram, Ni Y. Original- :applicationsApril 30, 1947, Serial No. 744,921; 1 Divided. and this :application' October zaiaiaseriamo. 56,330

ZCIahns: (01. 164-42) This invention relates 'to pinticketmanufacturing and attaching machines. and. is. an

improvement over the structure shown. and

described in U. S. Letters'Patent No. 1,503,745, granted on August-5, 1924, to Max 0. Clauss for Label Attaching Machines.

The cutting knives havea shear amen- This is enabled by providingthe movable kniveswith a stem, which stem1 is out of center with the knife" action, whereby the movable knife has a shearing action with the stationaryknife.

which engage a cutout of .the stem. This .stem acts as a pivot for the movable-kniieysaidstem having a ball at its other end, and-a washerwith a concave depression of the same curvature as i the ball, said plate having means fastening. it inspaced relation to the machine frame."

The invention will be more fully describedhereinafter, embodiments thereof shown in the drawings, and theinvention willbe finally pointed out in the claims; 1 V

In the accompanying drawings,-w

Fig. 1 is a. front view;

Fig- 2 is aside view;

Fig. 3 is aflperspective viewed-the knife or scissor holder, shown inspaced position.

Similar characters of reference indicate-cer responding parts throughout the various views Referring to the drawings, the machine may .be

scissor l2 f or cutting. ofiQth'paperi a printing... mechanism i3, for. printingflandf. feeding the paper, and the stapling. die memberI4,.1together with their operative.parts;-.are.arranged in..the upperpart A. In the lower partBfahorizontal table-or platform .18 extends the. width and length... of the. machine, permitting passage Lat lthexrear. thereofof. certain operative .parts extending' from the lower part B to. the upper. part A... A. central vertical wallfll9extends' from ,tlielbottorn'- of the machine'to the table'llli}: anldfthel upward portion l3ll"beyondiwhere'the "mouth" ends supports the "base late; 2i with,'screw 29c, and a second vertical 'wall 20 extends fr'om thebottom .i of themachine "to the table l menu the Lupward Said stem is held in place by aplate having a slot the walls of l considered divided into two parts-,1. the upper part .30

portion I35 beyond where*thefmouth'ends 51sec" A horizontal base portion 2| for. the operative ,fWhidh is. spaced from the table] BEwhich islocatedin the parts comprising the upper part 2 n lower part B, a distance about equal to that necessary to allow room for the material to be stapled or tagged.

An adjustable mouth guide 25 of, general U shape which has on the lpper edge of one of itslegs, a hook portion 21 at its frontnend, and a. hook portion at its rear end,.and also an inwardly extendingfiange 28 with an adjustable screw 29. The base portion has/at one longitudinalside thereof an upwardly extending flange 22 and has at itsother-longitudinal side a*downwardly extending flange 23.; The screw 29 serves to press against the, ange, .ZZ-qfor locking the guide 25 in a fixedffiposition. The: other leg 26a. entendsunder thefian'ge 23.- The front portion 30 has a height substantiall'y equal to the space.

between the table It and the base portion2l, that is, about the amount of space needed for the entry and free passagenofwthe material to which the ticketis to bef appliedg. The lower surface of the base portion flifihe upperisuriace of the table l8 and the front surface of .the front wall 30 of the guide 25, form a mouth for the passage? of material at the rearof the staple attaching;

mechanism generally indicated by. :6 and I4. The guide 25 may be placed in any. desired position and then secured in position. In Fig. 2, the dotted lines 36 show another position of the front portion of the guide 25than that shown in full lines. The extent of movement of theguide 25 is determined byabutment'33; in the form of a screw, at the front and-by the walls I Q and 20, which are extending upwardly beyondthe table 18 to support the base plate 2|. Y

The'operatingplate ll, is so designed that it is I in a convenient position'inrespect to themouth, whatever its adjustment may be. This plate releases the clutch mechanism which in turn starts the machine. At the right end of the table I8, and normally at the level thereof, is a plate arrangingthe' material in proper position all that i is necessary is to press the plate downwardly momentarily and then release. The machine sets in operation and it continues to operate until i the ticket has been made and fastened.

The improvement is found in the scissor action. g p g The blades 40 and are pivoted to a central stem 42,having' an end ball 43, and ha ving near its other end 44, diametrically opposite cutouts 3 45. A plate 4t has a slot 41, the Walls of which engage the cutouts 45. A washer 48 with a concave depression is provided, into which depression the ball 43 seats. The plate 46 acts as a tension member and a lock for the stem 42. The plate 4% acts also as a spring for the purpose of keeping the upper or moving knife 45 together with tension against the stationary knife 4|. A screw 49 fits into the slot 53 to support the plate 46 to the supporting block 5 I. The knife 4| is secured to the upper base portion by a screw 52. The knife 453 has a cam plate 53 which is operated by the roller 54. The stem 42 is out of center'with the knife action causing the knife 49 to bemoved.

in a downward and inward motionfwhileit' is .ThiS

The tension plate 45, the concave washer 4s, and

the out of center stem 42, cooperate together to give the movable knife 40, the shear action de-' scribed. Regardless of the position of the stem in the support 5|, the movable knife 4;) has a floating tension and isin cutting alignment due' to the self adjustment of the washer to the ball. Also, regardless of the direction of the pull of the resilient plate 46 on the stem, the blades are heldings 59 form part of a plate 60 which is'pivoted' at a shaft 6|. These bearings also provide additional space for easy adjustments for larger or smaller printing heads, for longer and shorter tickets. Below the plate 60 is a second plate 22 which is fixed by screws to the base portion 2|.

The roller 10 (Fig. 1) is on a shaft *II supported by. the closed ends I2 of the cylindrical casing i 3. This casing has a rectangular window or opening I4 to permit the printing head I3 to contact with the inking roller I0, and the shaft freely rotates in the ends I2 of the casing F3. The casing 13 has extensions IS, with openings therein, through which a supporting shaft 11 passes. One end of this shaft 1! is fixed to an extension F3 on the printing head support I9. The supported enc" of this shaft 71 is adjustable in its position in two directions. One direction, by means of a screw 86 which enables the shaft to be rotated when the screw 80 is loose. A tension spring 8| is fixed on the shaft 11 and is adapted to press against the casing I3. This spring BI then presses the casing I3 against an adjustable stopping mechanism 32 on the printing head support IS. The stopping mechanism 82 is held in place and adjusted by screw 83. Thereby, the inking roller I3 is held in the proper position for the printing head to receive the necessary inking. The adjustment of the shaft 11 in the other direction is to align the inking roller to the printing head. This is done by screw clamp 84, which holds the shaft H in the proper adjusted position to obtain the best alignment with the type face.

A tension and a retension device I is used to retain the paper or wire on the roller and at thev same time gives it tension. This consists of a slotted plate I2I, which seats around the paper ates the lever 04 (Fig. 1) pivoted at 54a to a An essential feature of the invention underlying the improvements, is the printing of an unprinted strip of paper I0, at the front of the machine, where the ticket is entirely manufactured. in that, it is printed, registered and cut off. This manufacture of the ticket is immediately above the mouth entrance. The knives 40 and 4| of scissors are disposed entirely above the mouth entrance and do not act as a barrier to the entry of the material or garments. The printing roller is also disposed entirely above the mouth. All operative parts, between the upper and lower parts .A and B, are disposed at the rear of the mouth, thereby leaving the mouth open for the material or garments. The mouth opening is regulatedby the adjustment of the guide 25.

The operative parts shown in the drawings and not above specifically described are substantially like those in U. S. Letters Patent No. 1,503,745, of August5, 1924, granted to Max 0. Clauss, with such differences as will appear, and are now described for completeness sake.

The main shaft I5 is connected with a clutch mechanism for the starting and automatic stopq ping of the machine after a ticket has been made. This clutch mechanism is described in detail in U. S. Letters Patent No. 1,584,846, of May 18, 1926, to Max 0. Clauss. The main shaft I5 makes one revolution per ticket. A cam 9| drives the staple making mechanism I6. Cam 93 operstandard 942), by means of a roller held against cam 93 by spring 94d attached to 94. The lever 54 moves the member 95 through the locking mechanism 96, and lever 95 moves the lever 91 pivoted at 98 to an upright 99. The end of the lever 9'1, drives a plate I00 guided by rods IOI in a downward motion to move the knife 40 downwardly against the knife 4|. This downward motion also moves the ticket carriage I32, which is pivoted at I03 to the plate I00. On plate I00 a stapling anvil or die I4 is supported, which coacts with the stapling mechanism I0 of part B.

On the main shaft I5 is secured a sprocket I00 over which a chain I01 passes, which chain is guided by idlers I08 and I09 having their shafts supported in the upper part A, namely on plate 2|. The chain I0'I also passes over a sprocket I I0, on the shaft 58 (see Fig. 1). It will be noted that the chain I01, is re-entrant, so as not to interfere with the mouth C before described. The turning of the shaft I5 of part B turns the shaft 58 of part A, one revolution for the feeding, printing of the paper and inking of the type.

The one revolution of shaft I5 is divided into four parts. The first part is used for the feeding of the paper and its printing, also the feeding of the wire. The second part is used for the cutting of the paper and carrying it together with the staple die I4 to the staple mechanism I6, and also for the cutting and the bending of the wire into the form of a staple. The third part is used for pushing the staple through the garment and through the ticket, contacting with the die I4, bending the ends of the staple wire inwardly and completing the fastening. The fourth part is the returning of the operative parts back to their initial position.

This is a divisional application of Serial No. 744,921, filed April 30, 1947. Another divisional application of said parent application was filed Oct. 25, 1948, under Serial No. 56,329, and is now pending. I

I have described several forms of my invention, but obviously various changes may be made in the details disclosed without departing from the spirit of the invention as set out in the following claims:

I claim:

1. In a pinticket manufacturing and attaching machine, having a support, a scissor comprising a fixed knife portion, and a movable knife portion, each having a pivot opening at one end, and each having cutting blades, and at one side of the support, a central stern supported by said support and extending from either side of said support, and passing through said pivot openings, a ball at the scissor end of the stem, a washer on said stem having a concave depression for said ball disposed between said movable knife portions and said ball, said stem having its other end extending out of the other end of the support, diametrically opposite cutouts, a resilient plate having a slot, the walls of which engage the cutouts, and having an opening spaced from the slot, and a screw engaging said opening of the plate, for fastening the plate to the said support with the slot of the plate in spaced relation to the frame, whereby a relative movement of the movable knife is permitted, and the plate acts resiliently to keep the cutting blades together, regardless of the direction of the pull of the resilient plate on the stem.

2. In a pinticket manufacturing and attaching machine, having a support, a pair of knives at one side of said support, and a stem on said support, extending through the knives to the other side of the support, for pivoting said knives. the combination of a washer on said stem and resting at one 01 its sides against said knives, said washer having a concave depression in its other side, a ball on the end of said stem 01' substantially the same contour as the depression and adjustably fitting into said depression, and resilient means for drawing the ball into the depression to hold the knives together, whereby regardless of the position of the stem on the supports, the movable knife has a floating tension and in cutting alignment due to the self adjustment of the washer to the ball.

ROBERT W. CLAUSE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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